Kodiak, View from Pillar Mountain — Kodiak, the nearest town, 6 km away. Photo: Katie Walker, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Kodiak

Kodiak is a town in Alaska, United States. From Kodiak you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Mill Bay, a surf spot 6.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ADQ, 7 km away.

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Staying in Kodiak

24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ADQ, 7 km, HOM, 213 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Kodiak. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Mill Bay6.1 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

1 ft23 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mill Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	1 ft6 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	9°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	9°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft9 scrumbling	119kJ	wind from the west, 19 knots, offshore	6°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 shollow	23kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 19 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots	4°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	9kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	6°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft12 shollow	21kJ	wind from the south, 18 knots	8°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Kodiak, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Kodiak. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Three Mile39.3 kmabout 1h 10 by car

2 ft27 kJ

6 ft245 kJ

6 ft536 kJ

4 ft150 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

3 ft78 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Three Mile, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	21, too small	2 ft6 smushy	27kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	8°C
Mon 19Oct	11, poor	6 ft7 smushy	245kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	10°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 ssoft	536kJ	wind from the west, 16 knots	6°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	4 ft8 smushy	150kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	3°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	3°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	74kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	5°C
Sat 24Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	7°C

Fossil Beach (Kodiak)40.6 kmabout 1h 15 by car

2 ft38 kJ

5 ft228 kJ

6 ft504 kJ

3 ft129 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

2 ft75 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fossil Beach (Kodiak), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	38kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	9°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	5 ft7 smushy	228kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots, offshore	9°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	504kJ	wind from the west, 23 knots	7°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 smushy	129kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots	4°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	4°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	2 ft13 ssoft	75kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	7°C
Sat 24Oct	10, poor	3 ft6 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	8°C

Places to eat near Kodiak

Henry's Great Alaskan RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Chart RoomSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Kodiak Island WildsourceSeafood · 0.3 km from the centre
Alaska Fresh SeafoodsAmerican · 0.4 km from the centre
Kodiak Hana RestaurantJapanese · 0.6 km from the centre
Western Alaska FisheriesSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Kodiak, United States